Appalachian Power filed applications today with commissions in Virginia and West Virginia seeking approval to transfer certain generating assets from Ohio Power to Appalachian Power. In Virginia, the filing also included a proposal to merge Appalachian Power with Wheeling Power, which serves two counties in the northern panhandle of West Virginia.

ROANOKE, Va., November 15, 2012 - Appalachian Power today filed a request with the Virginia State Corporation Commission to build an electric transmission project in the Wythe County area. The company introduced the Wythe Area Improvements Project in May. Following extensive public comment, Appalachian developed a preferred and a viable alternative route for the new line. Today's filing begins a state-level review.

Most of the remaining Appalachian Power customers who remain without power will be restored by tonight, however isolated areas where damage was most severe may not be restored until tomorrow. Parts of Fayette, Raleigh and Wyoming counties are still without power after Hurricane Sandy.

In less than 48 hours, thousands of Appalachian Power crews and outside workers have restored power to more than 60,000 customers as a result of Monday's storm. Outages peaked around noon on Tuesday at more than 157,000 customers.

Roanoke, Va., September 28, 2012 - Today Appalachian Power filed to update the Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) component of its electric rates. If approved by the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) the change would increase rates 0.2 percent, or $0.27 per month for a residential customer using 1,000 kwh per month. The proposed change would not take effect until August.

Appalachian Power has requested permission from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to lower the water level at Claytor Lake so residents can perform shoreline maintenance. The proposal includes a mitigation plan to protect the population of lake mussels.

Approximately 200 Appalachian Power employees and contract workers are traveling toward Louisiana in anticipation that they will be needed to help restore power in the wake of Hurricane Isaac, expected to make landfall mid-week.

With August 11 almost here Appalachian Power hopes this date on the calendar, 8/11, will serve as a reminder for residents to call 811 prior to any digging project to have underground utility lines marked.

Appalachian Power's restoration efforts were on target to reach 95 percent complete by tonight. Unfortunately, severe thunderstorms moving through Appalachian's West Virginia service area are causing power outage totals to rise.

Electricity has been restored to 75 percent of the 573,000 Appalachian Power customers who lost power as a result of last Friday's storm, according to the company. More than 4,400 line professionals and other workers have restored power to approximately 422,000 customers throughout West Virginia, Virginia and in a small area of Tennessee.

Approximately 50 percent of Appalachian Power's customers now have electricity following Friday's storm that knocked out power to more than 573,000 people in Virginia and West Virginia. Appalachian Power crews and thousands of workers from outside the company have been able to restore power to 287,437 customers.

Nearly 60 percent of Appalachian Power's customers are without electric service as a result of Friday night's storm. In West Virginia, 323,000 of the company's half-million customers are without electric service as a result of the storm. In Virginia, 234,000 of the company's half-million customers are without electric service. The company has about 1 million customers.

The boat barrier at Smith Mountain Lake Dam, which keeps boaters from approaching the dam, broke apart in last night's severe storms. Boaters are asked to stay at least 300 feet away from the dam for safety's sake.

The first week of summer is bringing 90 degree temperatures to the region, which will likely get air conditioners cranking around the clock. Appalachian Power cautions that higher bills can occur as a result of the increased use, but it's possible to offset the additional expense by implementing a few energy efficiency measures.

Mike Walls, a meter electrician at Appalachian Power's Logan Service Center, was named a 2012 recipient of the AEP Chairman's Life Saving Award for his actions to identify and put out a fire at a home with two occupants inside.

Appalachian Power, a subsidiary of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP), today filed a request with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) seeking to increase the fuel factor component of rates to reflect higher fuel costs.

Appalachian Power, along with Wheeling Power, today submitted its annual filing to the Public Service Commission of West Virginia (PSC) reporting fuel costs. Both companies are subsidiaries of American Electric Power (AEP). The Expanded Net Energy Cost (ENEC) is designed to reimburse the company for past and ongoing costs of fuel (primarily coal) and purchased power.

Appalachian Power is reenergizing its economic development effort to create jobs and attract business. John Smolak, who previously spent 18 years working in economic development for the company, rejoined Appalachian as economic development director. Smolak is based in Roanoke, but oversees economic development efforts across company's the three-state service territory.

Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power, both subsidiaries of American Electric Power (AEP), today requested an extension in the filing requirement for their annual Expanded Net Energy Cost (ENEC) filing, which is scheduled to be made on March 1 each year.

CHARLESTON, W.Va., February 17, 2012 - Appalachian Power is moving workers from Virginia and Tennessee into the company's service area in West Virginia in anticipation of a winter storm that has the potential to cause major power outages.

Today Appalachian Power filed an application with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) to construct a new $25 million electric transmission line to reinforce the electric grid and prevent potential overload conditions in the Montgomery County, Blacksburg and Christiansburg area that could occur as early as summer 2015. Following an extensive public comment period and environmental analysis, the company identified the least-impacting route possible for the 7.5 mile transmission line.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission December 27 granted Appalachian Power a 30-year license to continue to operate the 75 megawatt (MW) Claytor Hydroelectric Project on the New River in Pulaski County, Va.

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